Gothenburg uses Europe/Stockholm — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Västra Götaland, Sweden. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Gothenburg's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Gothenburg uses UTC+01:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Gothenburg is Europe/Stockholm. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Stockholm, Malmö
Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK). Calling code: +46. Languages: Swedish.
Gothenburg ( GOTH-ən-burg; Swedish: Göteborg [jœtəˈbɔrj] ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden 400 km from the capital, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
King Gustavus Adolphus founded Gothenburg by royal charter in 1621 as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony. In addition to the generous privileges given to his Dutch allies during the ongoing Thirty Years' War, e.g.
tax relaxation, he also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast; this trading status was furthered by the founding of the Swedish East India Company.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Gothenburg. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
608,462 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Västra Götaland, Sweden.
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Swedish Krona (SEK) · +46.
Aarhus, Copenhagen, Malmö
Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) about 19.2 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 11.9°C and lows 5.6°C. Warmest month: May (average high 20.8°C); coolest month: January (average low -4.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Due to Gothenburg's advantageous location in the centre of Scandinavia, trade and shipping have always played a major role in the city's economic history, and they continue to do so. Gothenburg port has come to be the largest harbour in Scandinavia. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Västra Götaland · IANA zone: Europe/Stockholm · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Gothenburg. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Gothenburg and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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